I'm a huge metal fan, mostly death but I will dabble in black, thrash, prog, etc. I was listening to one of the albums Dave made after his arm was fixed and he got saved and the lyrics to this are especially poignant. I want to say this was like 2006 but 15 years on it is quite eerie.
Lyrics: The quiet war has begun with silent weapons
And the new slavery is to keep the people
Poor and stupid; "Novus Ordo Seclorum"
How can there be any logic in biological war?
We all know this is wrong, but the New World Order's
Beating down the door
Oh, something needs to be done
There was a king (an evil king), who dreamt the wickedest of dreams
An ancient mystery no prophet could interpret
Of seven years of famine; the wolf is at my door
As predicted years ago: that that was, that is, that is no more
The word predicts the future and tells the truth about the past
Of how the world leaders will hail the new Pharaoh
The eighth false king to the throne
Washington is next!
Disengage their minds, sabotage their health
Promote sex, and war, and violence in the kindergartens
Blame the parents and teachers; it's their fault; "Annuit Coeptis"
Attack the church dynamic, attack the family
Keep the public undisciplined till nothing left is sacred, and
The "have-nots" get hooked and have to go to the "haves" just to cop a fix
I am the king (an evil king), who dreams the wickedest of dreams
An ancient mystery, nobody could interpret
Of seven empires falling; the wolf is at my door
As predicted years ago: that that was, that is, that is no more
The word predicts my future and tells the truth about my past
Of how the world's leaders are waiting to usher in
The eighth world power of modern Rome Washington is next!
There was a king (an evil king), who dreamt the wickedest of dreams
An ancient mystery, no prophet could interpret
Of seven empires falling; the wolf is at my door
As predicted years ago: that that was, that is, that is no more
I am a king, and I dream the wildest dreams And nobody could interpret
Seven empires falling; the wolf is at my door
Oh, that that was, that is, that is no more
There's something at my door, some ancient mystery
The future tells the truth about the past
And I'm the eighth false king to the throne
I've got you in my cross hairs; now, ain't that a bitch?
Washington, you're next!
2007 is what I found for the release date.
Its also worth remembering Dave is one of the few openly Conservative/Libertarian people in the music scene, and he took a TON of crap for supporting Trump. Everyone who was paying attention saw this stuff coming. Most people didnt perk up to it until 2014ish or until after Trump.
All that said, I do still have hope for the future of the country, and think that this is merely us living in the rhyme of the 1970's. We have to have Carter before we can have Reagan. I guess it just remains to be seen who is Reagan.
EDIT: Also, since we are on the topic: I too am a metalhead, but Megadeth is actually one of the ones up my alley, and in general I am into the classic Heavy Metal, Power Metal, and Symphonic Metal. Not knocking your taste, but I like to actually understand what they are saying as they sing.
No problem my friend. Always welcome to see a fellow metalhead. One of the few scenes that still seems based despite efforts to infiltrate. I'll dabble in symphonic and power on occasion. Love me some Iron Maiden, Demons and Wizards, Blind Guardian and Iced Earth.
For me, right now the stuff I am listening to is mostly Sabaton (who, fingers crossed, I will get to see in concert in Oklahoma in October, on tour with Judas Priest), Powerwolf, Beast in Black, Metalite, Brothers of Metal, Within Temptation, Starset, Eclipse, and Blind Channel. But honestly, the list is way too long.
And I agree, Metal is still fairly based I have found. Perhaps not "conservative", but I have found that most of my fellow metalheads at least still have the "question authority" attitude down regardless of who the "authority" is.
Dave is based af... Dude is hella talented. Rust In Peace (1990) is a masterpiece album, I still listen to it.
I'm hoping Powerwolf's Sanctified by Dynamite doesn't come out to be true...